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Things to keep in mind before renting a place in UK

Moving to a new place is full of hassle. From finding a good home to live in to dealing with the landlords, uh! It can be one exasperating experience.

And then what makes is worse is other issues like unavailability of the places that you liked or the landlords not being co-operative in some cases and what not? The world is a sea of countless possibilities, isn’t it?

Well, all in all, if you are planning to move to UK, you might have a hard time.

To help you ease things out for yourself, here we talk about some important things to keep in mind before renting a home in UK.

Things to remember before you rent a home in UK

Finding a home in UK is a task in itself and then to find the right one, there is a bunch of things you need to keep in mind. To know about those, read below.

1. Not the cheapest find

This is something we all know. UK is expensive. But how expensive is it actually?

Talking about the housing industry, the house rent and the deposit combined can drain your pockets out. Like literally.

For example, for a house that costs £1,200 per month you might expect to pay:

Deposit (usually around 6 weeks* rent): £1,662.00

1st month’s rent (paid upfront): £1,200.00

Administration fees*: £200.00

Referencing fees*: £60.00

Adding these all up, the final amount comes up as £3,122.00.

So, if you are a little low on budget, you are going to have a hard time finding a decent property to live on in London.

2. One but many bills. Every month

You might be flabbergasted by the number of bills which you’ll need to take care of every month.

Don’t believe us? See the list below.

Gas and/or electricity

Water bills

Council tax

Service charge (only for some properties)

TV license (if you plan on watching live TV)

Landline phone bill

Contents insurance

Digital TV or satellite TV subscriptions,

Broadband bill

Now, there is a turn. Some of these bills might be covered by your landlord. To confirm that, you will have to talk with your landlord.

As this will really be helpful, do checkout if any of your bills are to be covered by your landlord.

3. See what all is included

Before you move into a property, one of the most important things you need to find out is the list of items being provided in the price that you are paying.

Be it the electrical goods or just a mirror or cupboard. Make sure you know it all before actually moving in.

Some common household electrical items that you might ask or look for are as follows.

Kettle

Toaster

Microwave

Fridge

Freezer

Oven

Washing machine

Dishwasher

Also, if any of the items being provided are in a poor condition, you can even try to negotiate the price with the landlord.

Do remember, it’s against your hard-earned money.

4. Check the paperwork

Although, this needs to go both ways, as a future tenant, you need to make sure that the property being rented to you is really owned by the person renting it/making the agreement.

It is highly important to know who you are renting the property from.

Also, check for any pending bills. If there are any, they have to be paid by the renter before you move in.

This is a certificate which is issued after proper checkups for electrical leaks and faults in or on a property.

Final words

Finding a home in UK is tough. England is costly as a whole and to sustain every month there are several bills you need to carry.

While getting to know about the moving issues at the time of shifting would result in chaos, we tried to tone things down for you. With this article we tried to talk about the things you should keep in mind before you rent a home in UK.